My wife and I pride ourselves on the fact that we are both hands-on and share responsibilities more or less equally from a work and home-point of view. So I am the lucky one tasked with the kids’ breakfasts and lunch boxes for school and my constant dilemma with that responsibility is running out of…
Author: Well Intentioned, Accident Prone
Just living my life
Being Overwhelmed and How I Cope
I feel like once COVID started the amount of pressures (both external and internal) have been relentless. I mean it’s not like before COVID everything went hunky dory – I have kept random journals since 2006 and in all of them I essentially rent about how the world is ending and how things are really…
The Art of Middle Eastern Tea
You may have experienced the exotic flavours of Masala Chai or Kadak Tea, there are variations upon variations of spiced tea that come from the sub-continent but Middle Eastern Tea is a distinct variant that uses specific spices that spice mixes with the aim for more fragrance than taste. Middle Easter Spiced Tea can range…
Helping Older Parents Downsize their Home
Until recently my aging parents’ large single detached home seemed like a prime location to store my life history, my knick-knacks, and my clothes that I will eventually fit in one day. Best of all this was all free storage space. Along with being my go-to warehouse, that house was the holder of many of…
Perfect Pecan Squares
These are simply addictive. Had these as a homemade gift from my boss for the holidays and immediately asked for the recipe. It is an easy one, a party favourite, and hard to mess up dessert. If you love your pecans this is the one to try out. Three main layers that are all easy…
My Experience at Dragons’ Den Canada
So I had this app that I was working on and just recently published it and was ready to market it. My wife suggested I try the Dragon’s Den (DD) reality show here in Canada as vetting of the idea, maybe get some promo opportunities, try out presenting to investors, and who knows….maybe even get…
Talking to Kids about War
Given the recent, but what seems to be a relentless and continuous, political upheaval from Ukraine to Gaza, it’s really hard to avoid talking about war. Especially if you have kids they will inevitably see a TV commercial, or a social media post on your phone casually and question the brutal images. But it is…
Thoughts on whole term life insurance
I have been dreading writing this one because the subject matter has either been the most sensitive or the most boring. In any case, I thought I needed to add my two cents worth here because in the end talking life insurance, as eye-roll-inducing as it is, has become a really big deal. Especially given…
Margat Bazalya (Iraqi Pea Curry)
Generally speaking, most Iraqi savoury cuisine, or a major part of it anyway, is comprised of basmati rice with some stew. The variations of stews or “Marag” is as diverse as the regional composition of this ancient piece of land and the options are endless. You will find stews with vegetables that aren’t your day-to-day…
Best Documentaries of 2023
Always a fan of documentaries and short documentary series. Some of the best of last year include these five: A Michael J. Fox Movie Created by Davis Guggenheim of “An Inconvenient Truth” fame, this documentary is based on Michael J. Fox’s four books that “feels like an ’80s movie.” It is a well-done documentary that…
Candid Life Journeys 